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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

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Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

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International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

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Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 4 -10)

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Border leaders sign agreement for Rio Grande Valley’s 2nd cargo bridge. Federal, state, and local border leaders, including Mexican officials, gathered at McAllen City Hall on Wednesday to celebrate the signing of a historic agreement that will give the Rio Grande Valley its second international cargo bridge with Mexico.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

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The reports underscore how private air fleets of express delivery companies are coping with a yearlong downturn in parcel volumes amid a broader freight recession that is also hurting airlines that carry general cargo. said Wednesday it has begun offering a service to handle returns. or UPS Inc.

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Amazon Expands Air Freight Services and Carrier Equity Stakes

Supply Chain Matters

What differentiates the wide body Airbus A330 as a full cargo aircraft is its capacity to transport high volumes of lower-density cargo such as packages. The post Amazon Expands Air Freight Services and Carrier Equity Stakes first appeared on The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group / Supply Chain Management.

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March 6, 2024 Update

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More Resources Home March 6, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. In terms of air cargo labor, repeated strikes by ver.di